63 years ago you could buy a transistor for 49 shillings according to this ad from Electronics Weekly’s edition of November 2nd 1960 – that’s about £72 in today’s money

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The UK Space Agency (UKSA) and UK Space Command are turning to SpaceFlux to help protect the safety of national space assets, it was announced at the recent UK Space …

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Vladimir Putin is about issue a decree setting out Russia’s AI development strategy, he told an AI conference in Moscow at the weekend. The strategy will involve legal changes, international …

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Valeo, the automotive technology developer, is suing Nvidia for stealing Valeo’s software containing trade secrets. It seems that  Mohammad Moniruzzaman, who moved from being employed  by Valeo to getting a …

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A particle with an energy of more than 240 exa-electron volts (EeV) is heading for Earth, leading to a debate as to its origins. Named Amaterasu, after the Japanese sun …

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The e-commerce platform of UK distributor, Anglia Components is crossing borders to operate across Europe. The company has invested £2m in its warehouse and infrastructure, and £750,000 in software including …

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LEM has announced three-phase current sensors that fit silicon carbide power modules typically used in 800V vehicle traction inverters. “Developers of automotive traction inverters are increasingly using three-phase power modules …

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Microchip has upped the security if a family of PIC18 microcontrollers by adding a one-time disable to its programming and debugging interface. Called PDID (programming and debugging interface disable), “when …

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STMicroelectronics will be showing an evaluation kit that implements both power-line and sub-GHz RF comms for smart grid infrastructure this week at Enlit Europe. Called EVLKST8500GH-2, it combines the company’s …

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OMC has created a family of key-coded SMA fibre optic connectors, with 50 or more different orientations. Clockface-style multiple keyways are used (photo right) and each gets a number on …

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